Appian Software Developer/Integrator

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

21h•$107,900 - $195,050•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an Appian Software Developer/Integrator with TS/SCI clearance to join their team. The role involves designing, developing, deploying, and operating a DoD-wide Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) workflow management platform for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). The goal is to ensure the platform maximizes mission outcomes, is user-friendly, and adheres to IC standards, policies, and practices. The team integrates off-the-shelf and new development efforts, leveraging cloud-based computing, AI, ML, and cross-domain transfer systems to provide advanced capabilities in requirements management, task coordination, data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics for Defense and Intelligence Community members. The program focuses on big data analytics tools and micro-service development, spanning Agile sprints to multiyear R&D cycles. The work is primarily on-site in Bethesda, MD, with a flexible schedule and occasional remote work possibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
Must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph.
Experience with Appian.
Experience with containerization.
Development and/or scripting experience, especially Python and Bash.
Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins.
Experience with Agile practices.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work on their own.

Nice To Haves

Experience with systems at scale.
Kafka or other message passing systems.
Experience on a production/ enterprise system.
Cloud infrastructure experience.
Appian certification.
Experience with any of the following technologies: Java, Kubernetes monitoring (e.g., Prometheus/Grafana), Appian integration with PostgreSQL or other DB, SALT for deployment automation, GraphQL, Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash (specifically admin experience), Helm and Helmfile.
Possess at least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification, e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate).
Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8570 policy.

Responsibilities

Work with a team of system integration engineers to successfully deploy release candidates to production environment.
Participate in test, staging and production deployment.
Integrate container-based-Appian using Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm and other DevOpsSec integration tools.
Assist in the maintenance of services and procedures for a big data pipeline which includes Kafka, Elasticsearch, and several in house written python/java micro services running on Kubernetes.
Monitor automated system integration tests to identify failed modules and components.
Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines.
Foster an environment of collaboration with the different team members in the goal of providing quality service and product to our customer.